IIIATF News & Events | Latest Updates and Announcements

Welcome to the News and Events page of the Insulation Industry International Apprentice and Training Fund (IIIATF).
Here, you’ll find the latest updates, important announcements, information about upcoming events and other news related to IIIATF events and initiatives. This is the place to find news that is relevant to our members, apprentices and our Union community.

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Local 1 St. Louis Apprentice wins 2025 MAC

The city that gave birth to the American labor movement provided a fitting backdrop for the2025 Master Apprentice Competition (MAC) and the Joint Apprentice Training Committees (JATC) Conference. The competition and conference, held over a four-day period, honors and...

Highlights from the 2024 Joint Apprenticeship Conference

Jun 25, 2024

The 2024 Joint Apprenticeship Conference (JAC) kicked off in late June in Orlando, Fla., bringing together JATC Coordinators, Trainers and their families from across the U.S. and Canada. With about 85 delegates in attendance from more than 50 different HFIAW Locals,...

Local 64 elects first female Business Manager

May 27, 2024

The members of HFIAW Local 64 Tulsa elected their first female Business Manager to lead the Local last fall. Teresa Payne had held previous elected positions in the small Local before being encouraged to seek a higher office. "I started in June of 2018, and my...

The 2023 TWBN Conference sets attendance record

May 13, 2024

The 13th Annual Tradeswomen Build Nations (TWBN) Conference set a new attendance record, drawing a record of 3,787 tradeswomen (plus their male allies) from various building trades. The three-day event held at the Washington Hilton from Dec. 1-3 included a variety of...